Literature Fellowships
Below is a list of all NEA Literature Fellowships awarded since 1965. You can search by year, name, or fellowship type (creative writing or translation).
We also have sections where you can find out more information about some of the fellows. You can meet some of the fellows who received creative writing awards from 2001 to the present. You can meet some of the fellows who received translation awards from 2011 to the present.
| Name | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Alter | 2026 | Translation | Hebrew |
| Michelle Clayton | 2026 | Translation | Spanish |
| Lowell Cook | 2026 | Translation | Tibetan |
| Marine Cornuet | 2026 | Translation | French |
| Moira Egan | 2026 | Translation | Italian |
| Elisabeth Jaquette | 2026 | Translation | Arabic |
| Chloe Martinez | 2026 | Translation | Braj Bhasa |
| Vivek Narayanan | 2026 | Translation | Tamil |
| Michael M. Naydan | 2026 | Translation | Ukrainian |
| Zoƫ Perry | 2026 | Translation | Brazilian Portuguese |
| Adam Talib | 2026 | Translation | Arabic |
| Adrian Nathan West | 2026 | Translation | Catalan |
| Torange Yeghiazarian | 2026 | Translation | Persian |
| A.D. Lauren-Abunassar | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Amber Adams | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Kalau Almony | 2025 | Translation | Japanese |
| Walter Ancarrow | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| .CHISARAOKWU. | 2025 | Creative Writing | |
| Michael Bazzett | 2025 | Translation | Spanish |
| Ariana Benson | 2025 | Creative Writing |